Category Archives: Space Science

David Grinspoon, Senior Scientist at The Planetary Institute.

David Grinspoon, Senior Planetary Scientist and Author joins ideaXme as Board Advisor

We are incredibly excited to announce that as of the 19th of April 2022, David Grinspoon, PhD, joins ideaXme as board advisor. David Grinspoon comments: “For our species and our biosphere this is a time of huge peril but also of great potential. We have the technical knowledge to prevent climate change and to integrate our […]

Loay Elbasyouni

Building the NASA Mars Ingenuity Helicopter

Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Loay Elbasyouni, senior director for engineering at Astrodyne TDI. Loay was lead electrical and power electronics engineer (to 2018), who helped build the NASA Ingenuity Mars helicopter.  In this interview discover the technical challenges the team faced in building the first powered aircraft to fly on Mars, moreover discover […]

Jekan Thanga PhD.

News From SpaceTREx: The Lunar Ark

 Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Jekan Thanga, PhD., Head of SpaceTREx laboratory, Principal Investigator of the NASA-funded ASTEROIDS laboratory and Assistant Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arizona. They discuss the latest developments at the laboratories. Moreover, ideaXme receives a news exclusive relating to SpaceTREx’s proposal to build a […]

Architect Dr Samer El Sayary, Assistant Professor, Beirut Arab University. Credit: Dr Samer El Sayary.

Architecture for Outer Space

 Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme interviews Dr. Samer El Sayary multi-award winning architect and Assistant Professor, Architecture Beirut Arab University. What Sort of Habitats Are We Going To Design To Survive On Mars And The Moon? Andrea Macdonald, founder, ideaXme: [00:00:17] It’s just a matter of time before humans inhabit the Moon and Mars. […]

(Jan. 3, 2020) Wildfires are pictured surrounding Sydney, Australia as the International Space Station orbited 269 miles above the Tasman Sea.

NASA’s Global Disaster Response Support Via Astronaut Photography

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador, interviews Dr. William Stefanov, Manager at NASA’s Exploration Science Office at the Johnson Space Center.   Ana Guzman comments:    In my next ideaXme interview, I speak with Dr. William Stefanov, Manager at NASA’s Exploration Science Office at the Johnson Space Center. We talk about ways astronaut photography can benefit human lives here on Earth. Many of us […]

Charity Weeden, Credit: Astroscale

Astroscale: Space Sweepers of Orbital Debris

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador, interviews Charity Weeden, Vice President of Global Space Policy at Astroscale. Ana Guzman comments: In my next interview for ideaXme, I was able to chat with Charity Weeden, Vice President of Global Space Policy at Astroscale. We talked about space policy and mitigation practices to alleviate the current situation of […]

Dr. Boston with Samples, Credit: NASA

Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial-Like Life

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador and founder of Bioquark interviews Dr. Penelope “Penny” Boston, recent Director of NASA’s Astrobiology Institute. Astrobiology Is the Study of Life in the Universe Astrobiology is an interdisciplinary scientific field concerned with the origins, early evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe, and considers the big question […]

Michael Lewis Chief Innovation Officer at Nanoracks

Cookies and Concierge for Space Exploration

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador, interviews Mike Lewis, Chief Innovation Officer at Nanoracks. The Concierge to the Stars Making Great Strides For my next ideaXme interview, I visited Nanoracks here in the Houston area to checkout their latest projects and how they facilitate access to the International Space Station for scientific research. Mike Lewis, Chief […]

John Vickers Blue Abyss

Dive Into the Future With Blue Abyss, Astronaut Training Facility!

Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador interviews John Vickers, CEO of Blue Abyss. John Vickers, Leader of Blue Abyss, the UK Astronaut Training Facility Talks About His Vision for the Future of Commercial Human Spaceflight. Ana Guzman comments: Recently, I had the pleasure of conducting an ideaXme interview with John Vickers, CEO of Blue Abyss in […]

Ryan K

Making Strides in the Advancement of Human Spaceflight

University Professor Making Strides in Advancement of Human Spaceflight Technologies and Educational Outreach Ana Guzman, ideaXme space ambassador interviews Dr. Ryan Kobrick, Assistant Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona, Florida to talk about spacesuit technology testing and Mars simulation missions amongst other interesting topics. Advancing aerospace technologies and human spaceflight education Ryan keeps very […]